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CYST: New Song Available For Download
South Florida thrashers CYST have posted a new song for download on their site, www.cystband.com. The track, entitled "Exposure", is set to appear on the band's as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2002's "Concussion Symphony", tentatively due later this year through Hook n Mouth Records. Download the song...May 10, 2004
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NIKKI SIXX On His Refusal To Tour With POISON: 'I'm Not Into Followers'
BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION bassist Nikki Sixx (ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE) spoke to the Stamford Advocate about the band's decision to pull out of the KISS tour this summer when they found out that glam rockers POISON were added to the bill. "I was in negotiations and said it depends who else is on the tour. If you'...May 9, 2004
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WYKKED WYTCH: Florida Dates Announced
Florida's WYKKED WYTCH will be doing several South Florida shows in May before returning to Europe in the summer to support their new album, "Nefret". The group's third full-length album, "Nefret" was just released in Europe this month through Demolition/Dreamcatcher Records after much delay. "Nefre...May 8, 2004
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Screamo: Extreme Music For Extreme Times?
Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com has penned an article on a brand-new heavy metal sub-genre dubbed "screamo," a style characterized by "aggressive, chaotic passages flush with larynx-shredding vocals" balanced "with swooping melodies and vocal harmonies." ATREYU, along with a host of other heartbroken, hat...May 5, 2004
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POISON Singer Attends Country Music Awards, Hosts Jam Session
POISON frontman Bret Michaels was among the attendees at Country Music Television's Flame Worthy Video Music Awards Wednesday night (April 21) in Nashville, Tennessee. Check out pictures from Wire Image: Arrivals, Backstage & Audience. According to NetMusicCountdown.com, Michaels hosted a late-n...April 25, 2004
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KISS And POISON To Embark On 'Rock The Nation' U.S. Tour
KISS and POISON will be teaming for the "Rock The Nation" two-month U.S. tour beginning on June 10 in San Antonio, Texas. Commented POISON lead singer Bret Michaels: "Throughout our entire career, we have been headlining, but I look at the opportunity to go on the road with KISS as a complete honor....April 15, 2004
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KISS/POISON: First U.S. Show Announced
The first show has been leaked for KISS' forthcoming U.S. tour with POISON. The two bands will be performing at the Tweeter Center in Tinley Park, Illinois on Friday, July 9. Tickets for the concert are scheduled to go on sale April 25. Additional dates will be announced soon. KISS will kick off an...April 8, 2004
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IN AETERNUM To Release New Mini-CD As A Limited-Edition Digipack
Swedish death/black metallers IN AETERNUM will release their new mini-CD, "No Salvation", in a limited edition of 1,000 copies as a digipack CD. The group, whose last CD, "Nuclear Armageddon", came out a year ago, entered Abyss studio in December to record four new tracks, including "Beasts of the P...April 8, 2004
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TESLA Bassist: Don't Call Us A Glam Band
While TESLA may have toured with POISON at the close of the '80s, bassist Brian Wheat tells Newt Briggs of the Las Vegas Mercury that this certainly doesn't warrant comparison to the two bands musically. "We didn't write songs about fucking our old lady in the back of the car," he explained. "We mig...April 7, 2004
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A Snow-Capped Romance
The second album from Alaska's 36 CRAZYFISTS starts out strong, with three solid, catchy, and surprisingly powerful tunes in a row. Opener "At The End Of August" is somewhat more in the vein of previous material, yet crackles with power, while the crisp, frantic "Heart And The Shape" sets the table...April 6, 2004
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SKITSYSTEM Part Ways With Singer TOMAS LINDBERG
Sweden's SKITSYSTEM have officially parted ways with guitarist/vocalist Tomas Lindberg (ex-AT THE GATES, THE CROWN). "This has solely to do with lack of time, and is a decision made collectively by everyone involved," reads the band's official statement on the matter. "To avoid all rumours that usua...April 1, 2004
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MANOWAR's DEMAIO Calls FEINSTEIN's CD 'One Of The Best Debuts In Heavy Metal History'
MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio, who executive-produced FEINSTEIN's debut album "Third Wish", has commented on the CD's musical direction, calling it "one of the best debut albums in heavy metal history." "I've known Rock (David Feinstein) for many years and I knew of his great potential, so naturally w...March 31, 2004
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KROKUS Singer Talks About The High And Low Points Of His Musical Career
KROKUS frontman Marc Storace recently spoke to Malta Today about the early days of his musical career and his current stint as the singer for one of Switzerland's most successful rock bands of all time. The following are some of the highlights of that interview: On the high and low points of his mus...March 30, 2004
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THE DARKNESS: There's More Quality Songs On Our Debut CD Than On MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Greatest Hits'
THE DARKNESS bassist Frankie Poullain spoke to the Cleveland Free Times about the group's over-the-top image, which has led Spin writer Chuck Klosterman to write in the February issue of the magazine that "THE DARKNESS cannot succeed in America," citing the little-known fact that Americans don't lov...March 26, 2004
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Report: POISON Concert-Goers Allege Police Abuse
Torsten Ove of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting that a Crafton couple filed a lawsuit Wednesday (March 24) saying they were roughed up by security guards and local police while attending a POISON concert at the Post-Gazette Pavilion in Washington County. Read the report at this location. ...March 25, 2004
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